Matthew Cobb

"(...)  La lecture de cet ouvrage est une priorité. (..) Il force à réfléchir à une question centrale pour tout être humain: d’où vient cette étrange capacité  à penser, et à être conscient de ses pensées ?" Michel Morange, Institut d'histoire et de... Lire la suite

A monumental, sweeping journey from the ancient roots of neurology to the most astonishing recent research, which Henry Marsh (Admissions) called an 'intellectual tour de force' Shortlisted for the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize A New Statesman... Lire la suite

In this masterful account, a historian of science surveys the molecular biology revolution, its origin and continuing impact. Since the 1930s, a molecular vision has been transforming biology. Michel Morange provides an incisive and overarching... Lire la suite

Everyone has heard of the story of DNA as the story of Watson and Crick and Rosalind Franklin, but knowing the structure of DNA was only a part of a greater struggle to understand life's secrets. Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the... Lire la suite

The thrilling and terrifying history of genetic engineering In 2018, scientists manipulated the DNA of human babies for the first time. As biologist and historian Matthew Cobb shows in As Gods, this achievement was one many scientists have feared... Lire la suite

Matthew Cobb explora minuciosamente los orígenes de los experimentos y las investigaciones sobre el cerebro, para entender la historia del conocimiento que la humanidad tuvo —y tiene— del órgano fundamental para el funcionamiento de todo ser vivo.... Lire la suite

L'odorat est notre sens le plus énigmatique. Que se passe-t-il dans notre cerveau lorsque nous sentons quelque chose ? En quoi les processus olfactifs humains diffèrent-ils de ceux des mammifères, des oiseaux et des insectes ? Pourquoi les odeurs se... Lire la suite

La lunga e avventurosa storia dei nostri tentativi di comprendere l'oggetto piú misterioso e complesso dell'universo: il cervello umano. «Un lavoro davvero fantastico e una lettura meravigliosa. Il miglior libro che io abbia mai letto sul cervello».... Lire la suite

“The most remarkable history of biology that has ever been written.”—Michel Foucault Nobel Prize–winning scientist François Jacob’s The Logic of Life is a landmark book in the history of biology and science. Focusing on heredity, which Jacob... Lire la suite

Our sense of smell - or olfaction as it is technically known - is our most enigmatic sense. It can conjure up memories, taking us back to very specific places and emotions, whilst powerful smells can induce strong feelings of hunger or nausea. In... Lire la suite

La storia lunga mezzo secolo di una rivoluzione scientifica e tecnologica che ha mutato per sempre la nostra visione della vita. Un saggio che illustra il sorprendente potenziale di cambiamento del mondo offerto dall'ingegneria genetica ma anche le... Lire la suite